# DOMDocument::createEntityReference

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DOMDocument::createEntityReference — Create new entity reference node

### Beschreibung

public DOMDocument::createEntityReference(string `$name`): DOMEntityReference|false

This function creates a new instance of class DOMEntityReference. Dieser Knoten wird im Dokument erst dann angezeigt, wenn er mit (z. B.) DOMNode::appendChild() eingefügt wird.

### Parameter-Liste

`name`

  The content of the entity reference, e.g. the entity reference minus the leading `&` and the trailing `;` characters.

### Rückgabewerte

The new DOMEntityReference or `false` if an error occurred.

### Fehler/Exceptions

`DOM_INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR`

  Raised if `name` contains an invalid character.

### Siehe auch

- DOMNode::appendChild() - Adds new child at the end of the children
- DOMDocument::createAttribute() - Create new attribute
- DOMDocument::createAttributeNS() - Create new attribute node with an associated namespace
- DOMDocument::createCDATASection() - Create new cdata node
- DOMDocument::createComment() - Create new comment node
- DOMDocument::createDocumentFragment() - Create new document fragment
- DOMDocument::createElement() - Create new element node
- DOMDocument::createElementNS() - Create new element node with an associated namespace
- DOMDocument::createProcessingInstruction() - Creates new PI node
- DOMDocument::createTextNode() - Create new text node

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